TIER 1
Championship
Hillel 70 TABC 61
The Heat (11-0) won their first Memphis invitational thanks to 27 points from tournament MVP Joe Mizrahi, 15 from Jason Zekaria and a dominant fourth quarter after leading by only three points after three. Tani Stein had 18 points for TABC (4-2), Ezra Adams added 14 and Sammy Haberman had 13.
3rd Place
Jewish Culture 54 HANC 41
David Albilia led a balanced attack with 10 points to lead the Lions (6-2). Adam Arbiv had 13 points for the Hurricanes (4-4).
5th Place
Magen David 65 HAFTR 49
A 19-11 third quarter broke open a close game and the Warriors (6-2) got 16 points from Charles Sultan, 13 from Eddie Braha and 10 from Victor Benzaken. Jakey Aron had 21 points for the Hawks (3-5).
7th Place
Valley 45 L.A. Panthers 42
Early LA bragging rights go to the Pack (3-2), who got 18 points from Meir Dan and 12 from Ethan R’bibo. Jacob Hami led the Panthers (4-5) with 12 points.
TIER 2
1st Place
Heichal 60 North Shore H.A. 54
Akiva Jacoby had 22 points and Eli Wiederkehr added 19 to lead the Hornets. Rafi Ganjian scored 15 for the Lions (4-4) and Asher Nassim and Justin Levian had 10 each.
3rd Place
Katz YHS 55 JEC 45
Nir Ovaknin had 14 points for the Storm (2-2). Azzi Feuerberg led the Thunder (3-4) with 13 points and Ephraim Klerer added 10.
TIER 3
1st Place
Mesivta Philadelphia 53 Jewish Day School 52
Tuvya Gross scored 24 points and Shimon Ben David added 15 to lead the Mustangs (3-1) to their third straight win after falling to JDS in the play-in game Thursday. Dylan Shank paced the Lions (3-3) with 19 points and Theo Perlman added 11.
3rd Place
Hillel Pittsburgh 49 Rochelle Zell 41
Coby Shaw had 19 points for the Heat (3-2) and Zach Itskowitz added 15. Lev Dolinsky scored 18 for the Tigers (1-3).
5th Place
Mekor Chaim 66 Fasman Yeshiva 56
Aaron Hoffman scored 20 points, Judah Milner added 13 and Yehuda Reches had 10 to pace the Cyclones (2-3). Gabi Lev led The Yeshiva (1-4) with 22 points and Jonah Goizman scored 15.
7th Place
MTA 49 Cooper Memphis 39
Nati Kaikov scored 17 points and Sam Frank added 12 as the Lions (1-4) used a 14-0 2nd half run to take control and avoid last place and avenge their loss in Thursday’s play-in game. Gavi Lichter had 17 points for the Macs (2-5) and Daniel Kahane scored 11.
All TOURNAMENT TEAM
Akiva Jacoby, Heichal
Asher Freundlich, HAFTR
Jacob Levy, Magen David
Ruby Tilis, HANC
David Albilia, Jewish Culture
Ezra Adams, TABC
Aaron Gindi, Hillel
Tournament Most Outstanding Player - Joe Mizrahi, Hillel
Tier 2 Most Outstanding Player - Eli Wiederkehr, Heichal
Tier 3 Most Outstanding Player - Tuvya Gross, Mesivta
ORDER OF FINISH (original seed)
1.Hillel (3)
2.TABC (8)
3.Jewish Culture (2)
4.HANC (13)
5.Magen David (7)
6. HAFTR (12)
7.Valley (1)
8.L.A. Panthers (6)
9.Heichal (5)
10.North Shore H.A.(9)
11.Katz YHS (4)
12.JEC (11)
13.Mesivta (18)
14.Jewish Day School (15)
15.Hillel Pittsburgh (20)
16.Rochelle Zell (16)
17.Mekor Chaim (17)
18.Fasman Yeshiva (10)
19.MTA (14)
20.Cooper Memphis (19)
